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1 delicate
['delɪkət]aggettivo [features, fabric, touch, health, moment, situation, subject] delicato; [ perfume] delicato, tenue; [ china] fragile; [ mechanism] sensibile* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicato2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicato; raffinato3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicato4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) delicato•- delicacy* * *['delɪkət] -
2 ♦ shade
♦ shade /ʃeɪd/n. [uc]1 ombra ( anche fig.); oscurità, buio, tenebre; fantasma, spettro, spirito: to sit [to park] in the shade, sedere [parcheggiare] all'ombra; the shade of Virgil in the «Divine Comedy», l'ombra di Virgilio nella Divina Commedia; to put sb. in(to) the shade, mettere in ombra; eclissare (q. o qc.)2 gradazione; sfumatura; nuance (franc.); tonalità: different shades of green, diverse tonalità di verde; delicate shades of meaning, lievi sfumature di significato; a lighter shade, una nuance più chiara4 (pl.) luogo ombroso; recesso● a shade, un po'; leggermente; un tantino: I feel a shade better today, sto leggermente meglio oggi □ (poet.) to go down to the shades, andare nel regno delle ombre; scendere nell'Ade; morire □ (naut.) shade deck, ponte tenda □ to keep in the shade, restare all'ombra; (fig.) restare nell'ombra □ without light and shade, ( di disegno) senza sfumature; (fig.) monotono, noioso, tetro.NOTA D'USO: - shade o shadow?- (to) shade /ʃeɪd/A v. t.1 ombreggiare; fare ombra a; fare schermo a; proteggere ( dalla luce, dal sole); riparare: trees that shade the road, alberi che ombreggiano la strada; a hat that shades one's eyes, un cappello per proteggere gli occhi dal sole; I shaded my eyes with my hand, mi feci schermo dal sole con la mano2 offuscare; oscurare; ottenebrare: A sullen look shaded his face, un'aria tetra gli offuscava il volto6 battere, superare, vincere di stretta misura: to just shade the first half, essere leggermente superiori alla fine del primo tempoB v. i.2 (fig.) cambiare per gradi; mutare lentamente● to shade the light, riparare dalla luce; velare la luce. -
3 tint
I [tɪnt]1) (trace) sfumatura f.; (pale colour) tinta f.2) (hair colour) tinta f.II [tɪnt]verbo transitivo tingere [glass, hair]* * *[tint] 1. noun(a variety, or shade, of a colour.) tinta, sfumatura2. verb(to colour slightly: She had her hair tinted red.) tingere* * *[tɪnt]1. n2. vt(hair) fare uno shampoo colorante a* * *tint /tɪnt/n.1 tinta pastello; tinta chiara3 (fig.) sfumatura, tocco, punta: There's a tint of envy in his voice, nella sua voce c'è una punta d'invidia5 (tipogr.) retinatura, retino; riproduzione a retino(to) tint /tɪnt/v. t.3 (tipogr.) retinare.* * *I [tɪnt]1) (trace) sfumatura f.; (pale colour) tinta f.2) (hair colour) tinta f.II [tɪnt]verbo transitivo tingere [glass, hair]
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Shade — (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. sko tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. {Shadow}, {Shed} a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delicate — delicately, adv. delicateness, n. /del i kit/, adj. 1. fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar. 2. fragile; easily damaged; frail: delicate porcelain; a delicate child. 3. so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle … Universalium
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